Walking down the familiar path of the campus that they always took after their last class, Addison and Naomi walked side by side, carrying their books. After class, they always met up and walked together to Addison's car and would go from there. They normally always met up with the rest of the group which consisted of Sam, Derek, and Mark.

"But seriously, did you see the way he looked at me?" Naomi asked, a huge smile plastered on her face. She was still stoked about the apparent wink and smile Sam flashed over in her direction earlier when everyone met up for lunch.

Just to make her best friend happy, Addison nodded her head. "Yeah I saw it. Oh, I guess it won't be long until you two are together now, huh?" Using her free hand, Addison brushed a strand of her long, red hair behind her ear. She didn't want to bring Naomi down seeing how much she liked Sam, and it seemed like Sam liked her too, so why not encourage?

Unable to wipe the smile off her face, Naomi shrugged her shoulders. "Who knows, I guess we'll find out. But I feel like I have a real shot. We talk all the time. I mean we all talk since we all hang out, but I don't know, that look."

Addison wasn't one to base everything off of a look she received from someone, so she really didn't know what to say. "Yeah, totally, that's cool." She said as the approached her car. She took out the key and unlocked it. Once she got in, she threw her books into the backseat, Naomi doing the same.

"And what about you and Derek?" Naomi asked once she got her seatbelt on and sat back to get comfortable.

Addison couldn't help but grin a bit. "What about him? We'll be seeing him in a few minutes along with everyone else." She told her best friend, choosing to play dumb in hopes that Naomi wouldn't go on again about how perfect they'd be for each other. Lately, that's all she's been hearing from Naomi.

"Oh you know what I mean!" Naomi obviously wasn't going to let it go. "You two are practically meant for each other Addie, you two need to get together already. That's even more necessary than it is for me and Sam to get together."

"Wow and that's pretty much essential." Addison joked dryly as she pulled out of her spot.

"I know!" Naomi practically yelled in excitement, obviously not catching on to Addison's sarcasm. If she did, she chose to ignore it. "I swear if you two don't get together by like umm, tonight, I will be playing matchmaker. Not kidding."

"The sad thing is that I know you're really not kidding." The redhead smirked softly.

She knew that regardless of what she said, Naomi would still believe that Addison and Derek would end up together. Something about it seemed pretty much impossible to her though, starting with the fact that he was this gorgeous, intelligent being with a great personality. Addison on the other was of course, a genius, that was a given, she lacked self confidence. Growing up in the Forbes-Montgomery household did a lot of damage to her that's yet to be mended.

Relationships haven't been at the top of her list, ever. Seeing the crazed relationship her parents shared, she wondered if it was even really worth it because in her house, she saw a relationship that was fused by an unexplainable distance, cheating, lies, and pain. Yet at the end of it all, when the Captain and Bizzy were in a room together, they acted like everything was fine. They sat at the table and played cards, conversed, and didn't think twice about all the liquor they were consuming.

Sometimes Addison wondered if they really wanted to be parents. They were there to give the necessary financial support, plus a handful more, but there was no emotional support. Addison could honestly say she didn't have much of a relationship with either of her parents.

Then there was that part of her that told her that relationships weren't at the top of her list because her brother Archer would have the guy killed in a heart beat. He was always very protective of his little sister. One time when Addison was seven, there was a boy that had a crush on her. She was in the second grade and after school; she waited on the playground for Archer so they could walk home together. While she waited, this boy Seth approached her asked if she would marry him. Addison, excited as ever, opened her mouth to answer, but before any words could come out, she watched a fist smash into the side of Seth's face. Watching him fall to the ground, she could hear her brother's voice saying "Don't even think about it buddy."

Of course they were older now, but that was what scared her. Archer was still just as protective and even more judgmental. There seemed to be more reasons telling her to avoid relationships than to dive into one.

"Addison," Naomi's voice pulled Addison from her thoughts. "They're right there." She said as she pointed over to the young group of guys leaning against Derek's Mercedes-Benz.

Pulling into the spot next to Derek's car, they both got out of Addison's Corvette, grabbing their purses from the back.

"Hey, Little Miss Spoiled." Mark teased, flashing his toothy grin that made Addison want to melt. So many times she wanted to ask Naomi if she felt that way too, but she refrained.

"Oh hey, nice to see you too." She smirked softly. "I'm not spoiled. I had to beg forever to get this car."

"Addison, two days isn't all that long."

"Try three, and then we'll talk." She teased, everyone laughing at how she fought back. Before making friends with the group, Addison would have let anyone push her around regardless of who they were. Now if she didn't know you and you said something to her, she'd try to ignore it, but she at least fought back with her friends.

"Three treacherous days for Addison Montgomery," Sam said with a grin. "Let's not joke about this, this is obvious a very serious issue that is still very hard on her." He looked over at Addison and winked the same wink.

Offering a smile before doing so, Addison looked over at Naomi who was at this point, going through her purse for one reason or another. She was glad she didn't it see it though. That smile and wink seemed a lot like the one he gave to Naomi earlier that she was talking about. Maybe it was just a thing Sam did. Maybe it was just out of sheer friendliness.

Mark stood up straight and walked over to Addison, pulling her into a hug. "Sorry about that one Addison. You may be spoiled, but we love you."

Returning the hug, Addison let out a chuckle. "I'm not spoiled."

"Yeah, wish I could have a Corvette."

"I can get you one." Addison told him. The sad thing was that she was being completely serious. She made it sound as though she was offering him a stick of gum.

The look on Mark's face told her to shut up, though she can also tell that a part of him was actually considering her offer. They both knew very well that if he told her he wanted a car, she'd be calling him up the next day telling him he had a surprise waiting for him.

"Okay, so what are we doing today?" Naomi asked, everyone looking over at her.

"Well I was thinking we could hang out at my suite." Addison said, still in Mark's arms. She barely noticed.

"Okay that thing is practically a villa." Sam corrected.

Addison shrugged her shoulders. "Actually, it is a villa. My parents pay for it." She looked over at Mark quickly. "Don't you say a thing." The two exchanged grins.

Derek clapped his hands together. "Sounds like a plan. We're all crashing, thanks for the offer Addie." He grinned.

The redhead nodded her head. "But of course."

And with that, everyone went off to their cars to head over to Addison's villa which her parents rent out for her at a hotel owned by a close family friend. It had more than enough room for everyone and they were bound to have fun. But what exactly would the night bring? Addison wished she knew.